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WOMEN STUDIES 303
requirements may not be used to fulfill requirements for the
focus areas.
Minor Study Requirements
The Women Studies minor consists of 21 hours as follows:
Nine hours from 200, 224 or 322, 492; 3 hours from 226,
498, HIST 330, 344, 345, HIST/WMST 320, 321, 322,428,
462, 471, 472; Six hours from 1 focus area and 3 additional
hours from one other focus area. Other courses may be used
upon petition to the Director. History courses taken to fulfill
core requirements may not be used to fulfill requirements for
the focus areas.
Women Studies (WMST)
181. Seminar for Returning Women Students. (3)
Designed for women who are entering or returning to school
after an interruption; identifies problems associated with
re-entry; reviews academic skills; provides an opportunity to
begin to define educational needs and issues.
200. Women: Social & Historical Perspectives. [Women
in Contemporary Society.] (3)
Women’s status in society: Women’s socialization by sex,
class, race and culture; the economics of discrimination, and
role of education and family. Historical and social perspectives.
{Fall, Spring}
224. Introduction to Feminist Theory. (3)
Introduces second and third wave feminism, and some
history of first wave feminism. Analyzes theories from their
origins in early feminism to their advanced principles and
proponents today.
231. Psychology of Human Sexuality. (3)
(Also offered as PSY 231.) Exploration of the physiological,
cultural, social and individual factors that influence sexual
behavior, sex roles and sex identity.
Prerequisite: PSY 105.
233. Native American Women. (3)
An interdisciplinary course that focuses on the historical, cultural,
economic and political issues that affect the changing
roles of Native American Women.
234. Black Women Writers. (3)
An exploration of works written exclusively by black women
as well as a multidisciplinary approach to black women’s
experiences through their own writings, art, media.
250. Black Women. (3)
(Also offered as AFAM 250.) A comprehensive survey of the
role Black Women has played in the society of the United
States. Emphasis will be placed on achievements and
contributions.
279. Interdisciplinary Topics. (1-3) ∆
Can be repeated for credit three times by students earning a
major or minor in Women Studies.
298. Feminist Research and Writing Lab. (1)
Develops writing skills used in feminist scholarship, and
applies feminist research methodologies in a lab setting.
308. Sociology of Gender. (3)
(Also offered as SOC 308.) How and why societies create
gender categories. How do definitions of “masculinity” and
“femininity” vary? What are the costs and benefits of being
male or female in contemporary American society?
Prerequisite: SOC 101. {Fall, Spring}
313. Women and the Law. (3)
(Also offered as POLS 313.) A survey of legal issues affecting
women. Examines the historical development and current law
of equal opportunity, sexual harassment, pay equity, sports,
family, reproduction and sexual violence.
Prerequisite: POLS 303.
314. Women’s Contemporary Legal Issues. (3)
(Also offered as POLS 314.) This course focuses on legal
issues of current concern affecting women, offering more
intensive focus than 313. Potential topics include sexual
harassment, domestic violence, child support enforcement,
lesbian legal issues, pay equity.
Prerequisite: POLS 303.
320./520. History of Women from Ancient Times to the
Enlightenment. (3) Slaughter
(Also offered as HIST 320.) Study of sex roles in primitive
societies, classical views of women, the Judeo-Christian
treatment of women, medieval social roles and the changes
that came with the Renaissance and Reformation. Attention
will be paid to the role of women in the family and to their
economic function as well as to the less common activities of
saint, witch and revolutionary.
321. Women in the Modern World. (3) Hutchinson,
Scharff, Schibeci, Slaughter
(Also offered as HIST 321.) Study of western women from
pre-industrial to contemporary society which will focus on
Victorianism, familial roles, changes in work patterns, feminist
movements and female participation in fascist and revolutionary
politics.
322. Race, Class and Feminism. (3)
This course will open discussion on the significance of race
and class as an integral component in the development of
feminist movements.
324. Contemporary Feminist Theory. (3)
An investigation of selected feminist theories from the past
three decades. Learning the skills of analysis and applying
these skills to theory will be stressed.
326. Gender and Communication. (3)
(Also offered as CJ 326.) Study of the relationship between
gender and communication with specific attention to how
gender affects language, verbal and nonverbal communication
practices and how women’s movements have attempted
to transform gendered communication practices.
330. History of the Women’s Rights Movement. (3)
Slaughter
(Also offered as HIST 322.) A detailed study of the movements
for women’s rights in the U.S., Europe and Latin
America in the 19th and 20th centuries. The topic’s approach
will emphasize the movement’s relation to and impact on
broader historical questions.
331. Third World Women. (3)
A survey of women in various Third World regions in turn:
Asia, Africa, North and Latin America, the Middle East. Titles
of individual sections may vary as regions vary.
332. Introduction to Chicana Studies. (3)
(Also offered as CHMS 332.) An introduction to the interdisciplinary
field of Chicana Studies. Includes historical and contemporary
research on labor, political involvement, cultural
studies and feminism.
334./534. Language and Gender. (3)
(Also offered as LING 334.) This course provides an introduction
to linguistic analyses of language used by and
about women and men, exploring how language is used in
constructing ourselves and others as men and women, gay,
straight or transgendered.
335. Lesbian Culture and Politics. (3)
Descriptive and theoretical focus on lesbian women in society
and within the women’s movement; consideration of issues
relevant to Lesbian identity.
339. Women and Cultural Violence. (3)
An examination of cultural violence toward women (rape,
domestic violence, sexual harassment, emotional and verbal
abuse, media images, etc.) through political, economic, psychological,
social and cultural perspectives.
ARTS AND
SCIENCES
UNM CATALOG 2006–2007 Symbols, page 611.